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The island was first mentioned by 6th Century lexicographer Stephen from Byzantium who called it Ladesta and Ladeston. His source was Theopompus a 4th Century BC Greek historian. The names of numerous other Illyric settlements along the coast had the same suffix -est which indicates its Illyric origins. When the Romans conquered Dalmatia they gave the island the latin name Augusta Insula meaning "emperors island". During the middle-ages the name would be transcribed as Augusta, Lagusta or Lagosta. The Slavic suffix -ovo combined with the Roman form of Lasta gives the islands present name of Lastovo.
The first traces of human presence on the island were found in the Rača cave where continuous evidence of civilization reaches as far as the late Neolithic Age. In prehistoric times the island was inhabited by the Illyrians. However finds of Greek ceramics show that the island was on one of the Greek trade routes on the Adriatic and probably a part of the state of Issa.
The main church is the church of Sv Kuzma i Damjan (Saint Cosmas and Damian). It is situated in the oldest part of the square in the town of Lastovo and dates from the 14th century. On the main altar is the painting of Saint Cosmas and Damian. Out of the rest of the paintings Pieta, the work of an anonymous Venetian painter from 1545, can be distinguished. On its place there was a smaller church that dates back from 5th or 6th century. The church of Saint Vlaho from the 12th century is on the entrance of the settlement. Beside it the chapel of Saint John was built in 1607, and around the church a defence wall and a tower.
Church of Saint Cosmas and Damian
On the graveyard on the southern edge is the little church of Saint Mary in the field from the 14th century and is considered as most attractive on the island. Near the ferry port in Ubli an archealogical find of the remains of a 6th century church dedicated to Sv Petar (Saint Peter) are situated. Other churches of interest are Sv Luka (St Luke) built in the typical Croatian 11th century sacral architecture, and Sv Jurje (St George) at Prežba also built in the 11th century, was demolished between the two World Wars. Another church called St Peter in Ubli built somewhere in the 11th–13th centuries was also unfortunately demolished by the Italians in 1933 to make way for extra fishing sheds. All together there are a total of 46 churches, making the number 46 ominpresent since the island also has 46 hills, covers 46 square kilometres, has 46 fields, and contains 46 islands in the archipelago.
Family house Antica – Binčola was built at the end of 18th century and is one of the most beautiful examples of architectural style from that period. The family was traditionally, as most island folk, involved in farming and fishing. It is presently owned by family members’ successors.
The house was completely renovated in 2005 with the idea to preserve the spirit of the past times and to create the comfort we are accustomed to today (air conditioner, TV+SAT, well-equipped kitchen, large bathroom with massaging shower…)
It is located in the centre of town Lastovo very close to the bus station, restaurants, bank, post office and public carpark. The sea, at 300m away, can be reached by car or a pleasant walk along a shady path.
The house is situated at 10m from the road and it is less accessible for people who are less mobile. Public carpark is right by the house.
A special atmosphere is created by the two terraces: a garden-type with its intimacy and outside shower and sular – traditional terrace overlooking the whole town.
The house is available during the whole year. It is a comfortable sanctuary for the curious who have an interest for exploring coves, fields, towns, archipelago of Lastovo, cultural sights, gastro and other island facilities.
The house is on two floors including 2 bedrooms, sitting room with an additional sofa-bed, kitchen, bathroom and hall.
Villa Antica offers:
Room with two single beds, 11m2
Room with one queen sized bed, 11 m2
Living room with spare bed for 2, TV, VCR, satellite, Hi-Fi, 23 m2
Fully equipped kitchen, table for 10, oven, refrigerator, bread maker, microwave, toaster, coffee machine, 16 m2
Outside barbecue with access from the kitchen
Garden terrace with garden furniture, outside shower and rich in plants, 16 m2
Outside terrace with view 35 m2, shared with neighboring flat.
Bathroom (WC, bidet, washbasin, massaging shower cabin)12m2
Lastovo Tourist Office
Arrival in Split
You can arrive in Split via Split Airport, which is 20 km away from Sea Passenger Terminal. By roadway from Rijeka, Zagreb, Dubrovnik, etc.
With ferryboat or high-speed boat from Ancona-Pescara, etc.
Jadrolinija, with its fleet of ferries and high-speed boats, is connecting Split with Lastovo Island.
Reaching Island of Lastovo
You can reach Lastovo Island by ferryboat or high-speed boat from Split Sea Passenger Terminal: Split - Hvar - Vela Luka - Ubli
If you arrive by car, then ferryboat is your choice (the journey takes less than 5 hours). By high-speed boat, the journey takes 2 hr. 45 min.
Directly from Italy, by high-speed boat from Termoli and high-speed boat from Pescara.
(Contact us and we will check all arrival opportunities for you!)
Lastovo (Italian: Lagosta, Latin: Augusta Insula, Greek: Ladestanos, Illyrian: Ladest) is an island, town and municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county in Croatia. The island has an area of 46 km² and a population of 835 of which 93% are ethnic Croats.
The municipality is slightly bigger because it includes another 45 islands and islets covering a total area of approximately 56 km².
The island is rich in architecture, featuring many buildings from the 15th and 16th centuries. There are a large number of churches for its relative size, which is a testament to the island's long standing Roman Catholic tradition. The major cultural event, apart from the normal celebrations on the Catholic calendar, is the event known as the Poklad, or carnival. The island today relies mostly on its natural beauty and preservation to attract a reasonable amount of tourists each season. Currently the Croatian government is preparing a bill to make the island and its archipelago a nature park.
Lastovo, like the rest of Roman Dalmatia, was settled by Illyrians. The Romans conquered and settled the entire area until the Avar invasions and Slavic migrations in the 7th century. The Croat tribes secured most of the Dalmatian seaboard. Around the year 1000 the Venetians attacked the island destroying the settlement due to the islands participation in piracy along the Adriatic. In the 13th century, Lastovo joined the Dubrovnik Republic where it mostly enjoyed a certain level of autonomy until the republics conquest by the French under Napoleon. Austria then ruled the island for the next two centuries until it finally became a part of Croatia.
Lastovo possesses all the basic characteristics of the Mediterranean climate, dominated by mild moist winters and warm, long and dry summers. Along with a water temperature around 27 °C in summer, the island receives around 2,700 sun hours per year ranking it among one of the sunniest in the Adriatic and pleasant for tourists. Annual rainfall is approximately 650 mm.
Since there are no permanent surface water streams, residents rely on using bores or dams and a fixed water connection to the mainland.
There are rich communities of falcon and hawk nests, which used to be exploited by the Dubrovnik Republic for falconry and traded to other kingdoms especially to Naples in the Middle Ages. The underwater life surrounding Lastovo’s waters are the richest in the entire Adriatic, featuring lobsters, crayfish, octupus and many high prized fish such as John Dory and Groupers. There are no poisonous snakes on the island.